Liverpool thrashed Sparta Prague at Anfield to complete a resounding aggregate victory as they moved in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
Already 5-1 ahead after a dominant first-leg showing in the Czech Republic, Darwin Nunez's opener was the first of four goals in seven first-half minutes as the Reds overwhelmed their opponents.
And by full-time the hosts had run up their biggest aggregate win in a European competition since the 11-2 success over Finnish side Oulun Palloseura in the first round of the European Cup 1980-81.
Dominik Szoboszlai's precise cut-back allowed Uruguay forward Nunez to start the rout, as he registered his ninth goal in 11 games, by guiding a low effort into the bottom right corner.
Bobby Clark, the son of former Newcastle midfielder Lee, capped a fine first European start with his first senior goal just 68 seconds later, with the teenager rolling the ball past visiting goalkeeper Peter Vindahl as Sparta gifted Liverpool possession on the edge of their own box
An almost identical error from the visitors allowed Mohamed Salah to stroke in a third for Jurgen Klopp's side and the Egyptian then turned provider with a near-post cross for Cody Gakpo to add a fourth.
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